by Natural Flower Supports..what a wonderful concept and truly exciting, creative and very now, Green approach to working
with natural materials.
One of our most FAVOURITE finds of the year which has seen us scurry off and look for earlier titles of this stunning approach to working with cut flowers evolved through the philosophies of Keita Kawasaki.From his point of view most plants used in floral design stand naked as it were and vunnerable.(.our description!) once we have determinedly taken them from the the soil that nutures and supports them and then removed their roots so we can do what we wish with them ..in a sense give them an new enviroment and life!..
He sensitively readdresses this situation by exploring a variety of seemingly new flower rests as he calls then or flower supports, supports that one presumes have been the foundation of Japanese ikebana traditions for centuries to acheive this. To do so he shows us his arrangements with flowers and leaves, buds and blossoms leaning snugly against crossed twigs, standing strongly amogst a tracery of branches , in split bamboo places, surrounded by fine twigs, ringed in strong leaves, placed at certain angles and balanced in delicately balled root systems soft ,mosses, binding grasses..the examples go on to fufil his title , one hundred forms of Hanakaburi.
His ideas and practices are refined and simple and pure in a way we wonder why we dont see more of them being used.
There is no claim by him either that that these methods are entirely original but we feel the the point is that he is directing our gaze to wards flower arranging in another way showing us, how old methods can be refreshing and worth reviving.
Perhaps by following his example we can maintain an extra sensitivity towards our materials which after our working with them allow them to shine in their own natural beauty.
$85.00